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  1. EvanDH

    Path Length Dimension Issues

    Yes, it occurred to me this morning that by splitting this at a strategic location I can achieve what I need. However having that functionality (creating single intersecting path) would be very helpful if move on to more complex layouts. I'm not too familiar with the enhancement request system...
  2. EvanDH

    Path Length Dimension Issues

    Hi All, Running SW2014 x64 SP4.0 In the attch part, in sketch 82, I am trying to place equally spaced points along the path, starting at the origin, going left (-x), and spaced every 120". Usually I would do something like this by fitting a spline to the entire path, then inserting...
  3. EvanDH

    Cannot get grey text in title block to turn black

    It prints grey, hardly readable. Don't believe it's property linked.. mjcole, didn't fully follow your suggestion BUT I did get the text black with the Line Color icon on the Line Format Toolbar. So I'm all set, thanks. Having found that, I played around a little more and the behaviour just...
  4. EvanDH

    Cannot get grey text in title block to turn black

    Hi I am using SW2010 problem: I am trying to make the text black in the title of the attached document first proposed solution: 1. open document 2. right click whitespace on page > select Edit Sheet Format 3. double click text instance i would like to change 4. on pop-up Formatting box, click...
  5. EvanDH

    A part has turned invisible, trying to get it to reappear

    Great, thanks, knew it was something that simple, didn't realize you could hide a part from within the part file itself. And now I realize the "hide components" icon in assemblies is a part icon with glasses. All this time I thought it was a part icon with breasts!
  6. EvanDH

    A part has turned invisible, trying to get it to reappear

    Hi all, I have a part that, when I open it, I no longer see anything. If I click on a feature in the design tree, an outline of the feature gets displayed and "sticks". Ie, I can rotate, zoom, and generally see where the part is "supposed" to be. Also, I can open and edit sketches. But the...
  7. EvanDH

    CAPITAL/lowercase letters in file names

    Thanks tristram, didn't realize I had control over the component name displayed there.
  8. EvanDH

    CAPITAL/lowercase letters in file names

    here's the second screenshothttp://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=0c868e23-bff7-411b-9d2e-c4dead8dab51&file=2012-0210-sw2.png
  9. EvanDH

    CAPITAL/lowercase letters in file names

    I'm bad at explaining things so these screenshots might help clarify. Every file in this assembly got a name change, I did them all the same way one right after another. But only certain ones (CENTER-DOOR-A1, DOOR-CLIP-A1, DOOR-MAGNET, 4-38-PANSQSMS-94155A090) display the update in the...
  10. EvanDH

    CAPITAL/lowercase letters in file names

    Hi drawoh - Thanks for the reply. I know that Windows filenames are not case sensitive and that I have to completely rename and then rename back to original but in upper-case; and I have been doing this. (I'd tried conveying this, albeit poorly, with "Each case actually requires renaming...
  11. EvanDH

    CAPITAL/lowercase letters in file names

    Hi All, I've been asked to standardize all of my SolidWorks parts and assemblies to contain ONLY upper case letters in the filenames. So I went through each part and assembly, and did any required renaming via "Solidworks Re-name" in the SolidWorks Explorer. Each case actually requires...
  12. EvanDH

    Displaying all parts in assembly as RESOLVED

    Ah, thanks - that's easy. I'd selected all the top level parts and assemblies and tried "set lightweight to resolved" and for some reason that didn't work - but your way did. thx again.
  13. EvanDH

    Displaying all parts in assembly as RESOLVED

    ...then unselect "Large Assembly Mode", the save the assembly, then close it, then reopen it, the "Large Assembly Mode" icon is once again $%#@@$^*@ checked. Also, opening and closing the assembly AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES the selection in system options -> performance and RECHECKS the box...
  14. EvanDH

    Tiny errant line segments

    This used to happen to me a lot, especially on relatively complex sketches with relatively many segments. What really helped me out is, instead of drawing the WHOLE sketch and then doing the feature..... I work on small pieces at a time. Then temporarily "close up" the sketch with a line...
  15. EvanDH

    Measuring an angle in SolidWorks model

    Fixturedesign - Do you know if this started at a particular SW version, or if there is a control to turn this off, which I may have inadvertently turned selected? I use SW2010, have View->StatusBar checked, but I can't recall ever seeing any information pop up down there. I am very interested...
  16. EvanDH

    Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

    Thanks for the suggestion, that's a bit better than how I'm currently handling it. I'm doing something basically equivalent but the functionality questioned/requested would have been a nice time saver.
  17. EvanDH

    Export a sketch within in a part as .DXF ?

    Hi, I am wondering if this is possible. I would like to export a part sketch as a .dxf I know that I can create a drawing of the part and export that drawing as .dxf, but I am specifically looking to export just the sketch that drives a certain feature, not the drawing of whole part. TIA, EDH
  18. EvanDH

    "Shaded with Edges" view shows blue edges

    Brilliant, thank you!
  19. EvanDH

    "Shaded with Edges" view shows blue edges

    Hi, I have received this part as .stp from the manufacturer. When I have it displayed such that edges show (eg: "shaded with edges", "hidden lines removed"... etc), they are BLUE!? How can I change them to BLACK? It is like this both in the .stp format and also when I save as .sldprt...
  20. EvanDH

    ID'ing rolled back parts in assembly

    I am doing that! :) Here's the full backstory, which I initially left out to keep the question concise. The particular assembly in question is a controls box put together some months ago by an electrical engineer, not a CAD specialist. It's a "black box" as far as I'm concerned, it interacts...

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